Legal Opinion
Hansen v. Jacobsen
California Court of Appeal
Decided October 10, 1986No. A026024PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BARRY-DEAL, J.
Attorney Robert Burns Bostwick and the law firm of Bostwick and Rowe, Inc., appeal from orders striking their notices of lien on two prospective judgments. We reverse and hold that a discharged attorney may file notice of a contractual lien in a pending action.
The Facts 1
Inez Hansen and Hans Hansen (plaintiffs) were injured in an automobile accident on August 1, 1979. In June 1980, they retained the firm of Bostwick and Rowe, Inc. (claimants) and entered into a written contingency fee contract which provided, inter alia, that attorney’s fees and costs advanced would be a…
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